Ombudsman ready to discuss conditions of Sentsov exchange with Russia

Ombudsman is also asking to provide a plane to get Sentsov to a hospital

21:49, 8 August 2018

Open source

Commissioner for Human Rights of the Ukrainian Parliament Lyudmyla Denisova claimed that she is ready to discuss any conditions of exchanging the Ukrainian political prisoner with the Russian Federation. Denisova claimed this on Facebook.

‘I am addressing Tetiana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Mykhaylo Fedotov, President of the Council on Civil Society Development and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation to discuss any conditions of the exchange just for sake of saving Sentsov’s life. He urgently needs a medical aid. I am ready to immediately fly out,’ Denisova said.

Reportedly, Oleg Sentsov was detained by Russian intelligence agencies in Crimea on May 2018. Later he was sentenced to 20 years of the colony under the accusation of terrorist activity on the territory of Crimea. Oleg does not admit his guilt.

Sentsov declared a hunger strike with a requirement to release all Ukrainian political prisoners in the Russian Federation.

Recently, Sentsov’s lawyer stated on the deterioration of his condition. He has a very low hemoglobin, which led to anemia, as well as a very low pulse. Oleg has a bad heart, he was asked twice to be taken to a hospital.

However, the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Yamalo-Nenets County claimed that the medical staff examines Sentsov on daily basis, and his condition is satisfactory. Furthermore, according to the lawyer of the political prisoner, the Chief Doctor of the Hospital in Labytnangi city was threatening Oleg Sentsov by tying up and drugging him with medicine and artificial nutrition.